Between 2008 and 2011, Donald Arthur Grant, 62, formerly of Glace Bay, made more than 12 calls to police accusing his neighbour of lurking around his property, putting a liquid substance on his plants, hiding in the woods and watching his house, and using a thermal imaging camera to watch him inside his home.

Each time a call was made and Cape Breton Regional Police investigated, they found no evidence to support Grant's claims.

Grant, who used to live on Beechwood Drive before moving to North Sydney, outfitted his home with six cameras but despite the surveillance, police still found no evidence of persons doing anything as claimed by Grant. Grant concluded the cameras were tampered with by the neighbour.

The neighbour also called police on at least two occasions after Grant erected large signs claiming the neighbour was dumping contaminated air into his home along with bullying him and offered a reward for information.

"I can only imagine how they felt," said provincial court Judge Jean Whalen, in reference to the neighbour who declined to file a victim impact statement.

Among the conditions of his probation, imposed earlier this month during a sentencing hearing, Grant is to have no contact with his former neighbour, he is not allowed to erect any signs or other communication tools concerning bad air in his home or signs claiming he is being bullied by his neighbour. He was also directed to take all medication as prescribed along with taking all counselling as directed by his probation officer.